Driving mechanism.



l To all 'whom it may concern:

'UNITED sTAtrEsrATENr-oFF-ICE. Aimants w. ALToIznn, or ItonNoiiii,yILnINoIs, nss'IGNon r.ro Pownn wnsIiINe MACHINE co., or Inoimi,ILLINoIs, a coRronnrIoN or ILLINoIs.A

DRIVING MEcHANIsM.

'Appiieatibn'aiedrebmar'y24,1913. vseria'iin'"150,296, 4

Be it known that I, ALPHEUs FER, acitizenof the United States, residingat Roanoke, in thecou'nty of Woodford land State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new Y' and useful Improvements in;A DrivingMechanisrns, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention has reference toa new and improved support for a wringermechanism and to an improved-drivingdevice for such wringer mechanism;

One of he objects of the present'inven- Ation is to mount the wringerand Wringer actuating mechanism on a` revoluble ltable 'or support, said.table or support 'adapted to receive and support a tub orotherreceptacle and said table rotatable for the purpose of moving the.wringer mechanismto any desired p0sition,.either for the purpose ofypositioning the wringer mechanism ad'- jacent a washing machine fromwhich clothes may be wrung and passed tothe tub or other tlie purpose ofpositioning the wringermech- -anism so that clothes passed from the tubor Yother receptaclethrough the wringer. maybe deposited in a receivingreceptacle, such as a basket 0r the. like.-

essentially of a suitable frame support on which is revolubly mounted atable, saidtable beingpref- The invention consists eiably manuallymovable and provided with rollers for the easy' manipulation of saidtableon the support; of a wringeimechanism'mounted on said table andrevolub'le l therewith;' va driving mechanism for said wringermechanism,said. driving mecha.

I nism being operable in any 0f the various 'and adjusted'positins ofsaid table and be ing clutch controlled for the operation of ysaidwringer mechanism when desired and l which is arranged for the operation-of said wringer mechanism-in reverse directions, 45

andl means for operating said wringer drivin'g-mechanism.

That my invention may be more fully un'- derstoodreference is had t0 theaccompany! ing drawings, in Which:-

Figure lis an lelevation o f my improved wringer support and drivingmechanism therefor;4 F i g.2 is a plan view looking down Eon top 'of-thetable which has been partially brokenl away. disclosing apart `of .the

W. Amon-- 9 is a bevel gear v`wheel'lO, whichV is ont Patented Feb. s,m16.

Wenger driving" meenam.; ae. wagens*- emitted, fram the draw. A

mechanism being ings.

, Like Ycharacters of vreference denote cerfl responding partsthroughout-the-'igires.

1 designates a.' frame support being pref- 3'()` eijably. circular inshape and mounted'onthe standards-or legs 2 rising from a' base.

4. denotes a table,fbeingicircular in shape, similar to the' framesupport l-but preferv ably slightly larger lin diameter and spaced 65above vthe frame' support a .suitable distance and being provided withlegs 5, having the -rollers l'6 movable on the upper surfaceof 'saidAframe support.

' On said shaft 7 at or near its upper end is 75 carried ,a bevel gearwheel 8 and on said shaft ator near its lower end is carried a bevelgear whee1'9. Meshing with the wheell inner end ofa d riving shaft 11,`said.`dr y ing shaft being ]ourn'aled\in.suitable ba ings mounted onthey base -ofv the machine,

. and arrangedto be driven from any suitable sourceA of power, such-as agasolene engine, electric motor or other power.

-Mounted on the table 4 is a wringer-niechanism l2. This Wringermechanism may be of any' preferred construction, but preferably, havinga Vfix'ed position Aon lsaid table .and i'evoluble with said table.`vItis .to be 90 noted that this wringer mechanism is mount v vv-ed' onthe' table oil" center, so that by a rotation of the table,the-wringer'- mechanism will -be moved to various .positions relativetothe support. The shaft 13 of', one of the 95 Y l wringer rollersyextends beyond its. frame and on its outer end iscarried a bevel gearwheel 14= which'meshes in a bevel gear wheel 15 on the upper'end of ashaft 16..- The shaft 16 is shown journaled in albearing 1 74 se-100cured 'to the wringer frame and passing down 'aid through the: table 4Ahas a bearing in -a bracket 118, fseculed. to the-underside of Y thetable'll, and onthe lower end 'f the shaft 16 is Lcarriedabevel gearwheel. 19.105 The wheel 19; is in meshing relation Vwith a pairof bevel'gear' wheelsQO and 21,' loosely `carried `on a cross .shaft 2.2 havinga bearing'.

The` pivot ion which the table revolves 7o Y 25' on the table 4 of the45 thrown into a neutral o lin combination,

6o disposed centrally 'o sa means for operating at .its innerend in avbracket -23 secured to the underside of said table 4, and said cross Yshaft 22 atits outer end is journaled in the. bracket 18. The gearwheels and 21,- have 5 clutch faces 24, and adapted to `be altermatelymoved into and out of clutch engagfing relation with said c lutchfaces24, is a ,clutch member -25 slidablykeyedon said shaft 22. The shaft 22receives its powerA through the gear wheel 8l -and a gear Wheel 26carried on the inner end 'of the shaft 22 andV meshing with sa'id gearwheel 8. i The clutch 25 is 'under the control of the 15 operator and isadapted to be moved toV a neutral position with respect to said gearwheels 20a-nd 2l or into clutch engaging relation with either of saidwheels 20 and 21 by means of alever 27 fulcrumed on the table 4 andengaging said clutch. ',l'lhe machine disclosed .isdesigned as aportable machine and isv adapted to be placed es ide a Washing machine,or between a washsuitable receptacle, while machine may be placed a tubcontaining rinse water, or a receptacle of Y. any kind. `When themachine is so placed -and if a tub is supported on the table con' -fytaining rinse water, it is obvious that if the f `ing..machine and atable A4 is swung around to position the .wringer alongside the washingvmachine and the clutch gearing properly actuated, clothes passed.- fromvthe-washing machine through the wringer will be deposited into the tubof .35 rinsefwater. The clothes being sufficiently rinsed, vthe table 4is swung, movingy lthe Wringer fromv adjacent the vwashing machine to aposition adjacent a suitable receptacle, when the operator, if he haslnot already gp done, so, will reverse his operating mechanism for thewringer, so that clothes may be` wrung from the rinse water into suchrecep- .-1 ltacle. By the means shown, the clutch gearing may be easilyand quickly reversed or position and said gear- .ing may, be operated inany of the -various positions of the table. A l

, What I'claim is:- Q

l. In a device of the character described, A a support,a table revolublymounted on said support, a wringer mechanism mounted onsaid table offcenter, gear-rv ing for operating said wringer-mechanism, said gearingmounted to be revolved with said table, driving means for said gearing,jand a clutch 'for controlling the connection of said gearing with'saiddriving ,means 2. In 'a device of .the character described, lincombination, la suiport, a verticai shaft said support, a tablerevolubly mounted on said support, the pivot of said table beingcoincident with the axis yof said shaft, a wringer mechanism molin'tedon said table off center, and clutch controlled said wringer mechamism.

nism, said clutch controlled means being movable with said table tooperate said wringercnechanism in various positions.

3. 'In a device of the character described, in combination, a support, avertical shaft disposed centrally of said support, a table revolublymounted on said support, the pivot of said table being coincident withthe axis of said shaft, means for transmitting power to said shaft, vawringer mechanism mounted on said table off center, gearing foroperating said Wringer mechanism, said gearing being movable with saidtable and said mechanism, for operating the latter in adjustedpositions, and means for actuating said gearing from said verticalshaft.

4. In a device of the character described, in combination, a supportincluding a bedplate, a shaft extending upwardly from said bed-plate, atable'revolubly mounted at the upper end. of said shaft, rollersconnected with said table and presenting bearing means for the table onthe bed-plate, a wringer mechanismmounted on said table ofi center, andmeansmovable with the table for operating said wringer mechanism.

'5. In 'a device of theV character described, in'combination, a supportincluding a bedplate, a shaft, a. table revolubly mounted on the upperend of said shaft, said table having rollers movable on the uppersurface of said bed-plate, ya wringer mechanism mounted on said tableolf center and movable. therewith, means for transmittingA power to saidshaft, a cross-shaft and means foi' operating said cross-shaft from saidfirst mentioned shaft, .and clutch controlled gearing between saidcross-shaft and said wringer mecha- 6. -In a devicebfthe characterdescribed, in combination, a table and a wringer mech-V anism oli"center thereon, both said table and said Wringer mechanism being adaptedto be revolved about a common vpivotal point, and .,a'driving means forsaid wringer mechanism, said ydriving meansv being. adapted to be movedsin'mltaneously with the movement of `said table andsaid Wringermechanism, to

position said driving means to operate said wringer mechanism inany ofits adjusted positions.

7. In a device of the character described, in combi-nation, asuitablesupport, a circular table' pivotally-mounted on said support, awringer mechanism having a fixed relation with respect to said table,off center thereon and adapted to be moved tov various positions byrotating said table, a vertically disposed shaft geared to said wringermechanism, a driving shaft, clutch controlled gearing for operating saidvertical shaft lfrom saidQ drivin shaft', and a lever controlling saidclutc.

' 8. In a device of the character rdescribed, 'in combination, a base, ajbedfpat supit() Vtable having a pair of invokes' ported on said base,'la vertically disposed ing horizontally and mounted beneath said bevelgear wheels looselycarried 'on one end in mesh with said first mentionedgear wheel,l a clutch member slidably carried on said second mentionedshaft between said pair of bevel gear wheels: adapted toconnect eitherofsaid vin presence of two witnesses;

, Anrnnus w. Anfrornn. Witnesses: I

' Minonnn F. B oMAN, Prana ld. COPELAND.

shaft, a table revoluble on' theA upper end bevel gear wheels inoperative relation with 60. `of said shaft, means for transmittingmotionv said second mentionedshaft, a lever for to said shaft, a wringermechanism mounted lmoving said clutch member, and means for to berevolved with saidtable and supdriving` said second mentioned shaft."ported off center thereon, a'V vertical shaftI 12. Ina devicefthecharacter described.,` geared to said wringer mechanism, a cross-.-in combination, a .Wringer support, comshaft between said rst mentionedshaft'and prising a rotatable platform or table adaptsaid shaft gearedto said wringer Imechaed to sustain a rinse water receptacle or thenism, clutch controlled means for control-V like, a wringer mechanismarranged in' van ling the transmissionofpower,between said' 'upstandingposition and. ofi' center on said two last'mentione'dl shafts, andmeansfor platform or table, a vertically/ disposedf70 controlling saidclutch. l 'jishaft, gearing between said v sh-aft and one 9. In adeviceof thech-aracter described, of the wringer rollersand `means for operincombination, a support, a tablerevoluble ating said shaft'in anylposition of the' platon said support, a wringer mechanismy form ortable.- l mounted on said table off center, avertical 13. Ina device ofthe character described, 7 5 shaft geared to said wringer mechanism, ain combination,- a wringer support, comse'cond shaft for. transmittingmotion to said prising a rotatable platform or table adaptfirstmentioned shaft, a bevel geary wheel se- 4edto sustain a rinse-waterreceptacle or the cured on saidfirst mentioned shaft, a pairV like, awr'nger mechanism arranged in 4an of'bevel gear wheels loosely carriedon said upstanding position and off center on said V80 second mentionedshaft and in mesh with platform 'or table, a vertically disposed saidfirst .mentioned gear wheel, a clutch shaft, gearing` between'said shaftand one slidably carried onsaid second mentionefL-,of the 'wringerrollers, adriving Shaft, shaft and between said pair of wheelstheremeans for actuating the vertical shaft from A on and adapted toalternately connect said Said driving shaft, said actuatingmeansbewheels with said shaft, and a lever for coning. so arranged that adriving relation is trolling said clutch. i always maintainedbetween.the vertical and l0, In a ldevice of the character described,drivingshafts, regardless of the position of and' in combination, asupport, a table rev- Said platform or table. oluble -on said support, awringer mechaf 14. In a'device of the .character described, 9e nismmounted on said table od center,l in combination, a 'circularv platformor whereby when said table is revolved, the table,.a support on which4said platform orv wringer mechanism is moved to various po-l table isrotatably mounted, awringer mechsitions. relative to the support,gearing for' Aanism supported upon said platform or operating saidwringer mechanism, said table', a vertically' disposed-shaftgeared to 95gearing attached to and adapted to be moved said -wringer mechanism, andmeans for with said table, driving' means for saidl operating said shaftin any position of the gearing, and clutch mechanism 'for conplatformo'r table. l Y i trolling the operative connection between 15. In adeviceof the character described, said gearing and said driving means.'in combination, a 'wringer and receptacle 100 11. In a device ofthe'character describedv Support, comprising a rotatable platform or andin combination, a support, aA table vrevtable, a wringer mechanismarranged in an oluble onV said support, a wringer mechaupstandingposition and off center onsaidl nism mounted on said table off center,whereplatform or table, a verticallyl disposed by said wringer mechanismis moved to shaft geared to one of the rollers of said 105"- variouspositions relative to said support wringer mechanism, a driving shaft, acrosswhen said table is revolved, a vertical shaft shaft geared to *said"driving shaft and geared. to said wringer mechanism and clutchcontrolled gearing between the cross- 4 mounted on said table, andhaving a bevel shaft and said vertical shaft. gear at its lower end,'a.second shaft extend- In testimony whereof I aiix my signature 110

